Carlos Baleba passes Man United medical: Which number could midfielder wear at Old Trafford?

Carlos Baleba has reportedly passed his aesculapian astatine Manchester United, with confirmation of the midfielder's determination to Old Trafford perchance arriving connected Monday.

The Red Devils person agreed a woody with Brighton & Hove Albion for the 22-year-old.

The transportation interest is said to beryllium £65m guaranteed positive a further £5m successful bonuses, which is importantly cheaper than the £100m+ that Man United were quoted for the Cameroon planetary during past summer's transportation window.

According to Sky Sports News, Baleba has present completed his aesculapian astatine Old Trafford and has signed a five-year declaration with an enactment to widen until the summertime of 2032.

Baleba volition not beryllium instantly disposable to marque his debut for the 20-time English champions owed to an ankle injury, with his archetypal lucifer for the nine potentially coming against Manchester City successful the Manchester derby connected September 13.

Baleba 'completes' aesculapian astatine Man United

The Cameroonian has scored 4 goals and registered 2 assists successful 112 appearances for Brighton, including 3 goals and 1 assistance successful 92 Premier League outings.

Baleba presently wears the fig 17 garment for Brighton, but that jersey has been handed to Man United's caller midfielder Andrey Santos.

The fig 14 garment is escaped and an enactment for the midfielder; it has been vacant since Christian Eriksen departed astatine the extremity of the 2024-25 campaign.

The fig 20 and the fig 21 jerseys are besides disposable for Baleba; Diogo Dalot switched from 20 to fig 2 for the commencement of the 2025-26 campaign, portion determination has not been a 21 for Man United since Antony's exit successful 2025.

The fig 24, fig 28 and fig 29 shirts are besides disposable to Baleba but are little apt than 14, 20 and 21.

Will Man United motion immoderate further players earlier transportation deadline?

Man United are besides inactive moving to motion a left-back earlier the extremity of the transportation window, with Barcelona's Alejandro Balde seen arsenic an enactment for the club.

The Red Devils could besides motion a caller guardant earlier the marketplace closes, but that is lone expected to hap if Joshua Zirkzee leaves; a instrumentality to Serie A for the Dutchman is possible.